Last week were at the Microsoft in Education Global Forum in Barcelona. Before I write about what went on during the week, I wanted to share with you the experiences of those who turned out to be the most influential people there. The students form Saltash...

All week school leaders have collated and collaborated at the 9th Annual Microsoft in Education Global Forum. It’s been a fantastic week and one that was made very special when mentor school Broadclyst Community Primary School took centre stage to take...

Today is World Book Day and children (and I suspect some teachers) will be dressed as their favourite characters from books. I personally am sat writing this post as Spiderman! This day is a time to celebrate all that is great about reading, the wonderful...

This week in Wales many school children will be celebrating St Davids Day. This will be a celebration of welsh culture and tradition , and an essential part of the celebration will be the Welsh Language. Welsh is the official language of Heaven...

If you have been thinking about entering this year’s Kodu Kup , but feel perhaps you can do with some help to get started. Then why not get some training from ComputerXplorers, this year’s official training partner for Kodu Kup UK . Preparing children...

What happens when your favourite App is removed from the Store. It’s obvious, build your own version. Simon Johnson one of our ten Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts has developed this tutorial to develop your own version of Flappy Birds. It’s perfect...

I have had the pleasure of working with Cardiff-based Dad and former Silicon Valley software developer, Dan Bridge, this week launches his thirty day funding drive on Kickstarter for “Craft Computer Club”, a new product set to revolutionise the...

Are you looking for that ultimate geeky romantic gift for that special someone this Valentine’s Day? Then why not code them their very own ‘Love me, Love me not’ app using a Touchdevelop tutorial ? Created for the Hour of Code the ‘Love me,Love me Not...

Last year’s Kodu Kup was a resounding success and has been celebrated with a prestigious BETT Award of which we are very proud. We want to say a big heart felt thank you to all the teachers and students who have found Kodu a great resource to learn...

Great news , we are teaming up with the organisers of the UK Hour of code. So Teachers and students get ready by signing up today. Hour of Code has already been extremely successful in the United States. More than 15 million students tried an Hour of...